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Within 10 days, two pedophile child killers were given temporary passes to leave prison

Shane Ertmoed and Douglas Lambier both committed their crimes in the early 2000s. Both have been granted 60-day unescorted absences from prison by the parole board

In just a little more than a week, the Parole Board of Canada granted to two B.C. men jailed for murdering children temporary passes to leave prison.

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Both men are pedophiles who committed their crimes in the early 2000s, and whose victims would now be in their 30s. Both men are believed to have been freed into the Victoria area, but their releases were not accompanied by public warnings.

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Shane Ertmoed was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2000 abduction, rape and murder of 10-year-old Heather Thomas.

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